Tangerine & Thyme Martini cocktail – a refreshing vodka martini with fresh tangerine juice and sweetened with a honey thyme simple syrup.

Tangerine & Thyme Martini - refreshing vodka martini, fresh tangerine juice, sweetened with a honey thyme simple syrup

Now that Shawn and I live on so much land, we are excited to plant a huge garden this spring. We’ve also dreamt of planting citrus fruit trees around the property. I cook with a lot of citrus, and would love to be able to walk outside and pick them fresh from our own trees.

I was at Costco last week, and they had little lemon, lime, grapefruit and tangerine trees for only $17 each. I took a picture of the planting directions to show Shawn when I got home to see if they would work on our property, assuming I could buy them later in the week.

Why, oh why, didn’t I just buy the plants then?

Tangerine & Thyme Martini - refreshing vodka martini, fresh tangerine juice, sweetened with a honey thyme simple syrup

On Saturday morning we decided to head to Costco to buy a few of the trees to plant. By the time we got there, all that was left was grapefruit trees.

Tangerine & Thyme Martini - refreshing vodka martini, fresh tangerine juice, sweetened with a honey thyme simple syrup

Then the never-ending citrus tree search began. We stopped by Home Depot, and they had lemon and lime trees, but they were almost $40 each. Convinced I could find some for a better price somewhere else, the search continued. We then drove to another Costco a few towns away. They were all out too. So was Lowe’s. And so was our local garden center store.

{recipe video!}

After stopping by 5 stores, we headed home with no citrus trees. A cocktail was very needed.

Even though I don’t my own citrus trees yet, I made this delicious tangerine & thyme martini with some gorgeous tangerines I bought at the farmers market. Citrus with the leaves still on just taste better.

Tangerine & Thyme Martini - refreshing vodka martini, fresh tangerine juice, sweetened with a honey thyme simple syrup

A citrus and herb drink is my favorite kind of cocktail. I love the combination of the tart from the tangerine with the earthy herb aroma from the thyme. To give the martini a touch of sweetness, I made a honey thyme simple syrup.

I made this tangerine & thyme martini again last night for my sister and I to sip while watching the Oscars. Even though we watched it on the couch in our pajamas, we felt very fancy drinking our martinis.

Print
clock clock icon cutlery cutlery icon flag flag icon folder folder icon instagram instagram icon pinterest pinterest icon print print icon squares squares icon

Tangerine & Honey Thyme Martini

★★★★★

5 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Tastes Lovely
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
Print Recipe
Scale

Ingredients

Honey Thyme Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup honey
  • 10 sprigs of thyme

Tangerine & Honey Thyme Cocktail

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • Juice from 1 tangerine, about 1/2 cup
  • 1 tablespoon honey thyme simple syrup
  • spring of thyme for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a small sauce pan, bring water and honey to a boil. Stir until the honey is dissolved. Keep an eye on it, the simple syrup will bubble up as soon as it starts boiling. Pour the warm simple syrup into a glass container and add the sprigs of thyme to steep. Transfer to the fridge to cool.
  2. In a martini shaker, combine all the cocktail ingredients with ice and shake until cold. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a sprig of thyme.

 

Tangerine & Thyme Martini - refreshing vodka martini, fresh tangerine juice, sweetened with a honey thyme simple syrup

More of my favorite cocktail recipes:

Rosemary Greyhound Cocktail | tasteslovely.com

Rosemary Greyhound Cocktail

Peach Basil Sangria | tasteslovely.com

Sparkling Peach Basil Sangria

Cucumber lime margaritas | tasteslovely.com

Cucumber Lime Margarita

More Cocktails from my Blogging Friends:

Cranberry Sidecar Cocktails by Bites of Bri
Fresh Watermelon Margaritas by Flying on Jess Fuel
Fizzy Pineapple Ginger Cocktails by My Sequined Life